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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2013 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Philby's Partridge Alectoris philbyi	LC	resident (1995–2011)	present	A2, A3, B3
Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala	LC	resident (1993)	frequent	A3
Dusky Turtle-dove Streptopelia lugens	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus	NT	resident (1985)	present	B2
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus	EN	passage (1995–2011)	present	A1
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus	LC	resident (1979–1985)	20 pairs	B2
Arabian Woodpecker Dendropicos dorae	NT	resident (1993)	common	A1, A3, B2
Brown Woodland-warbler Phylloscopus umbrovirens	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Yemen Warbler Curruca buryi	NT	resident (1995–2011)	present	A1, A2, A3
Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii	LC	resident (1993)	abundant	A3
Yemen Thrush Turdus menachensis	NT	resident (1993)	frequent	A1, A2, A3, B2
Gambaga Flycatcher Muscicapa gambagae	LC	breeding (1995–2011)	present	A3
Little Rock-thrush Monticola rufocinereus	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides	LC	resident (1993)	common	A3
Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba	LC	resident (1993)	common	A2, A3, B3
Arabian Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali	NT	resident (1995–2011)	present	A1, A3
Arabian Serin Crithagra rothschildi	LC	resident (1993)	present	A3
Yemen Serin Crithagra menachensis	LC	resident (1995–2011)	present	A2, A3
Yemen Linnet Linaria yemenensis	LC	resident (1993)	common	A2, A3, B3
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea	NT	winter (1985)	6 birds	A1, B2

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2013. The most recent assessment (2013) is shown below.

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	likely in long term (>4 years)	most of popul­ation/area (50–90%)	slow decline (1–10% over 3 gener­ations)	medium

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Little/none of area covered (<10%)	No management planning has taken place	Not assessed	very low

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)
Forest	major (>10)
Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks)	minor (<10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	minor (<10)
tourism/recreation	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mahwit (Yemen). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mahwit-iba-yemen on 23/12/2024.